This book tells the inspiring story of Peter Gordon Gould, a Native Alaskan who overcame tremendous adversity to become the first member of his community to be fully ordained as a Methodist minister. The book traces Gould's journey from his childhood in a small Alaskan village to his theological studies in Minnesota and his eventual return to Alaska to serve his people.

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